Born in Gurdon, Arkansas on August 8, 1923, and easily one of the top hard-driving blues shouters/bassists of all time, Jimmy Witherspoon honed his skills with The Jay McShann Orchestra from 1944 to 1947, and with Roy Milton & His Solid Senders from 1947 to 1951. This collection represents a cross variety of his output in the years 1946 to 1950, including four of his six charted singles which he registered for the Supreme (2), Modern (2), and Capitol (1) labels from 1949 to 1975.
Ain't Nobody's Business Parts 1 and 2, with The Jay McShann Orchestra, became his first hit when it surged to # 1 R&B in March-April 1949 on Supreme 1506, spending a total of 34 weeks on those charts. Later that year, again with the Jay McShann orchestra backing, he took In The Evening to # 5 R&B b/w Six-Foot-Two Blues on Supreme 1533.
By the end of the year his releases were being handled by Modern and in December they issued No Rollin' Blues b/w Big Fine Girl with the backing of The Gene Gilbeau Quartet on Modern 721. Early in 1950 both sides climbed to # 4 R&B. His next hit wouldn't come until April 1952 when The Wind Is Blowin' topped out at # 7 R&B b/w Would My Baby Make A Change? on Modern 857. Some 23 long years later he would have his last hit single, this time with Capitol, when Love Is A Five Letter Word peaked at # 31 R&B in February 1975 b/w The Other Side Of Love on Capitol 3998.
Jimmy passed away on September 18, 1997 at age 74. This CD - with great digitally-remastered sound and interesting liner notes written by Jean Buzelin - is a perfect way to sample 21 of his finest performances at a more than reasonable price, with Jimmy ably assisted throughout by tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, pianist Jay McShann and drummer Chico Hamilton. (Avid Oldies Collector)
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01 Roll On Katy 02 Gone With The Blues 03 Bar Fly Blues 04 Please Stop Playing These Blues, Boy 05 Christmas Blues 06 Cain River Blues 07 Ain't Nobody's Business 08 Backwater Blues 09 Frogimore Blues 10 In The Evening 11 Early Morning Blues 12 Money Eyes Woman 13 Call My Baby 14 Sweet Lovin' Baby 15 Jump Children 16 Doctor Blues 17 Big Fine Girl 18 No Rollin' Blues 19 I'm Goin' Round In Circles 20 Just A Country Boy 21 There Ain't Nothin' Better 22 I'm Just Wonderin'
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BONUS 1 OF 6
THELMA’S DETROIT COLLECTIVE (Goldmine Soul Supply)
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This is the second volume on the Thelma Records story issued by Northern soul freaks Goldmine. The 24 selections here focus mainly on releases from the cult labels Thelma and Ge Ge, with a couple from Apollo. Here is the place to hear the demo version of "Hit and Run" by a very young Martha Reeves, the inimitable Joey Kingfish covering the Professionals' "Did My Baby Call," the three A-sides from Martha Starr, a few from Billie Kennedy, and, of course, Emanual Laskey and the early O'Jays. Tom Storm is in the house, as is Joe Matthews himself. In addition, there are rare singles by the Fabulous Peps, the Fabulous Playboys, Mancha, the Professionals, Eddie Hill, the San Remo Golden Strings, Holidays, and the Thelma All Stars. Perhaps more than anything else, this gives yet another side of the Thelma story, a label considered even by Northern soul fans to be as collectible or as aesthetically valuable as Motown. Those points are arguable of course, but one listen to the material here offers a solid view of all things Detroit soul in the 1960s. Ingeniously arranged and produced sessions, great songs, and phenomenal singers are what gave Motown its moniker, and the Thelma, Ge Ge, and Apollo labels were no exception. This, the sound of the 1960s, marked a time of great promise, a musical terrain in which anything was possible as long as you had the chops and the opportunity to cut a single. The music here is timeless, savvy, and sexy as hell. Thelma's Detroit Collective is essential listening for any fan and/or collector of soul music. (Allmusic)
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/thelmas-detroit-collective-mw0000773946
BONUS 2 OF 6
FRANTIC SHINDIG (60's Garage LP)
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A host of cool rare rockers from the 60s – some of them trippy, most of them garagey, and all of them pretty darn great! It's a bit hard to state the focus of the set, but it's definitely a frantic shindig throughout – with loads of fuzzy guitar and raw vocals, served up on the sort of offbeat singles you find when digging around the 60s 45 underground! Titles include "Pusherman" by Beau Allen, "Hey Baby Hey Sugar" by Terry Lee, "Swingin Hangout" by Mark IV, "Diagnosis Neurosis" by Their Singing Bodies, "Love That Louie" by Jack E Lee, "Here It Comes Again" by Troy Shondell, and "She Was A High High Flier" by The Valiants. © 1996-2014, Dusty Groove, Inc.
Frantic Shindig is a crazy mid-60s garage compilation with all too-perfect narration from a vintage anti-drug school filmstrip soundtrack, full of almost all previously un-compiled, all wild tracks!
01 Sez-Who – Sig-Heils
02 ‘Cause Of You – Shags/
03 Gloria – Disciples
04 Swingin’ Hangout – Mark IV
05 Diagnosis Neurosis – Their Singing Bodies
06 Sorrow – Poverty Five
07 It’s Over – The Mothers Of Soul
08 Pusherman – Beau Allen
09 Hey Baby, Hey Sugar – Terry Lee
10 She Was A High High Flyer – The Valiants
11 Looking Glass Of Time – Spontaneous Corruption
12 Here It Comes Again – Troy Shondell
13 Lorelei 2 – Sig-Heils
14 Louie Louie – Wandering Kind
15 Love That Louie – Jack E. Lee
16 Sleep In Public Place – Sons Of Adam & Ron Steele
17 Alligator Wine – The Dynamic Kapers.
INFO
http://www.dustygroove.com/item/682212/Various:Frantic-Shindig
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Frantic-Shindig/release/5054286
BONUS 3 OF 6
THE CONTOURS - I'm a Winner: The Albuquerque Sessions 1978-1980 @320
Outta Sight Soul Essentials: Rare Soul Archive
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2010 archive release for this stellar Soul album recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1979. Originally written and produced by Michael Valvano for Lou West's Solid Gold Records and - two decades later - issued on the eclectic Outta Sight logo. Michael Valvano was the first white act signed to Motown, aged just seventeen, with his band Mike & The Modifiers. Valvano worked with many acts at Hitsville and also recorded two solo albums which sadly never saw a release. This project showcases his rounded musical talents creating a fluid, soulful, masterpiece that reflects the Soul/Disco/Funk style of the late '70s with a nod at its '60s roots. This album will be of great interest to fans of Northern and quality Soul music.
INFO
http://www.propermusic.com/product-details/Michael-Valvanos-Contours-Im-A-Winner-The-Albuquerque-Sessions-1978-1979-103217
BONUS 4 OF 6
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Mississippi Delta Blues '79 (2001)@320
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David "Honeyboy" Edwards embodies the continuity from blues' Mississippi Delta roots to electric Chicago blues. Honeyboy's string-snapping guitar riffs and soulful voice harken back to his friends and teachers Charley Patton, Big Joe Williams, Tommy Johnson, and Robert Johnson, who first forged the blues in Delta jooks and at country suppers during the Depression. Edwards crisscrossed the South in the company of such blues giants as Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Little Walter Jacobs. He settled in Chicago, where a post-WWII electric blues boom set the pattern for modern rock and roll. This recording captures him in a relaxed, unplugged, solo moment. Deep Delta blues from Robert Johnson's sidekick, whose searing vocals and stinging guitar bridge pre-war and post-war blues. Reissue of Folkways 3539. 44 minutes. 26-page booklet.
INFO
http://www.folkways.si.edu/david-honeyboy-edwards/mississippi-delta-bluesman/blues/music/album/smithsonian
http://www.amazon.com/Mississippi-Delta-Bluesman-Honeyboy-Edwards/dp/B000056CA8
BONUS 5 OF 6 (Updated)
ABC Paramount: The Northern Soul Story Vol. 1 (Complete 22 Song Cd)
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The first major label formed following the birth of rock & roll, New York City-based ABC Paramount was founded in 1955 as a subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company and Paramount Theaters. Probably best known as the home of teen pop like Paul Anka's "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," Danny & the Juniors' "At the Hop," and the Poni-Tails' "Born Too Late" as well as easy listening pop by the likes of Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, and Ferrante & Teicher. ABC Paramount's stature as an R&B factory has long gone under-recognized: Lloyd Price recorded the classics "Stagger Lee" and "Personality" there, and Ray Charles cut "Hit the Road, Jack." During the mid-to late-'60s, ABC Paramount attempted to ride the coattails of Motown, Atlantic, and Stax by moving into soul, forging a dynamic sound typified by bold arrangements and up-tempo melodies. Few of those records made any commercial impact on their original release, but they would prove tailor-made for resurrection via Britain's Northern Soul club culture. The first volume in Maple St.'s ABC Paramount: The Northern Soul Story series compiles 22 of the label's greatest-should-have-been-hits -- there's nothing here that's truly revelatory or flat-out mind-boggling, but it's a solid and well-assembled overview of a label that's been strangely marginalized over the passing years. Highlights include Jean Wells' "Don't Come Running to Me," Nolan Porter's "Oh Baby," Buddy Lamp's "Promised Land" and Tony Middleton's "You Spoiled My Reputation." (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/abc-paramount-the-northern-soul-story-vol-1-mw0001398453
BONUS 6 OF 6 (Updated)
ABC Paramount - The Northern Soul Story VOL. 2 (Complete 22 Song Cd)
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The first major label formed following the birth of rock & roll -- New York City-based ABC Paramount -- was founded in 1955 as a subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company and Paramount Theaters. Probably best known as the home of teen pop like Paul Anka's "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," Danny & the Juniors' "At the Hop," and the Poni-Tails' "Born Too Late," as well as easy listening pop by likes of Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme and Ferrante & Teicher, ABC Paramount's stature as an R&B factory has long gone under-recognized: Lloyd Price recorded the classics "Stagger Lee" and "Personality" there, and Ray Charles cut "Hit the Road, Jack." During the mid- to late- '60s, ABC Paramount attempted to ride the coattails of Motown, Atlantic, and Stax by moving into soul, forging a dynamic sound typified by bold arrangements and up-tempo melodies. Few of the records made any commercial impact on their original release, but they would prove tailor-made for resurrection via Britain's Northern Soul club culture. The second volume in Maple St.'s ABC Paramount: The Northern Soul Story series compiles 22 more of the company's greatest should-have-been hits; the material here isn't as consistently strong as on the first disc in the series, but it's a solid and well-assembled overview of a label that's been strangely marginalized over the passing years. Highlights include Maxine Brown's "Am I Falling in Love?," the Mam'Selles' "Open Up Your Heart," Tyrone Davis' "What Is a Man" and Geraldine Hunt's "Winner Take All."
VOL.2
1. Thanks For A Little Lovin' - The Trends
2. Winner Take All - Geraldine Hunt
3. Open Up Your Heart - The Mamselles
4. You've Been Going With Sally - The Marvellows
5. We Go Together - August And Deneen
6. Bye, Bye Baby - Betty Everett
7. Lookie Lookie - The Kittens
8. Gonna Be A Big Thing - The Yum Yums
9. Playin Hide And Seek - Eddie Regan
10. Love Explosion - Troy Keyes
11. What If A Man - Tyrone Davis
12. And the Band Played On - The Spindles
13. (Because Of) Three Little Words - The Ter-rells 14. Way Down Deep Inside - We Two
15. Am I Falling In Love - Maxine Brown
16. I Walk On - James Tommy
17. Bring Back Your Heart - The Del Vikings
18. Catch That Teardrop - 5 Royales
19. Something You've Got Baby - Royal Robins
20. It's Been A Long Time Coming - The Earls
21. Half A Cup - Reggie Garner
22. It's All Over - Charles Mann
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/abc-paramount-the-northern-soul-story-vol-2-mr0002300469
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Thanks
Ah The Spindles at last.
Thanks for the FRANTIC SHINDIG and THELMA’S DETROIT COLLECTIVE comps!
Thank You.
Thanks for the Jimmy Witherspoon collection.
So, so sweet.
thanks for the honeyboy!
Thank you for all of these
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